Welcome to TESL Ontario’s Directory of ELT Resources (formerly called Directory of Best Practices) where English language teachers will find an abundance of resources to assist with lesson planning, program delivery, professional development and more. The Directory was established in 2016 in response to a mandate by the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration to identify best practice resources for ESL, FSL, ESL Literacy, Citizenship, Special Needs, CLARS, and Specialized Language Training.
The English resources are categorized under three main headings:
The Directory is updated monthly by our ELT resource experts who provide links, descriptions and annotations to help teachers decide if each resource is relevant to their needs. We welcome your suggestions as well. Please send us the details of your favourite resources so we can add them to the Directory for others to consider.
This category is intended to provide instructors with resources (on a variety of themes) to support their teaching. Folders include Citizenship, Employment, English for Specific Purposes, Equity/Diversity/Inclusion, ESL Literacy, Essential Skills, Financial Literacy, Global Issues, Grammar & Vocabulary, Health & Wellness, Legal, New Instructors, Pronunciation, Settlement and Standardized Test Preparation.
This category is intended to keep instructors connected to current perspectives (on a variety of themes) as part of their professional learning. Folders include Assessment, Culture & Pragmatics, Methodology, Program Administration and Research.
This category is intended to provide instructors with tech tools for use in their practice. Sub-folders include Collaboration Tools, Digital, Media, Presentation Tools, and Quizzes/Word Games/Flash Cards.
MURAL is a digital visual collaboration platform that provides an interactive shared canvas for creating, organizing, and sharing ideas. Users can work together through sticky notes, text, images, diagrams, mind maps, and templates. Its collaborative...
PoducateMe (The ESL Podcast) is an English language learning podcast designed to help learners develop their listening and communication skills through accessible, educational audio content. The podcast provides learners with opportunities to hear English in...
This open-access research article examines how continuous professional learning may be associated with teachers’ self-efficacy and well-being. Using nationally representative TALIS 2024 data from secondary teachers in France and Australia, the...